LIFT SHIFT TRANSPORT LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC482524 · ltd · incorporated 2014-07-21
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£80.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 49420Removal services
  • 52103SIC 52103
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £80,940

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£81k
↑ 88% YoY
Current Assets
£26k
↓ 23% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£16k£32k£49k£65k£81kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£93.9k£50.8k
Current assets£26.5k£34.4k
Net assets£80.9k£43.0k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2025-06-11
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    O'NEILL, Maureen Linda resigned
    director
  4. 2025-06-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2025-06-11
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    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  8. 2023-04-28
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  9. 2022-04-28
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-03-31
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-05-26
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    address · AD01
  12. 2020-04-29
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-02-12
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-06-06
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    O'NEILL, John Anthony appointed
    director
  15. 2018-06-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2018-06-06
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  17. 2018-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  19. 2014-07-21
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    Company incorporated
    As LIFT SHIFT TRANSPORT LTD
  20. 2014-07-21
    ➕
    O'NEILL, Maureen Linda appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Anthony Oneill
Individual · British · DOB 04/1972 · age 54
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/06/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Maureen Linda Oneillceased 11/06/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-07-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

Building 1 Unit 7 Hamilton Road Industrial Estate
Strathaven
ML10 6UB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-04
Last: 2025-07-21

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

O'NEILL, John Anthony→
director · ~54y · appointed 2018-06-06
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Active
O'NEILL, Maureen Linda→
director · ~57y · appointed 2014-07-21 · resigned 2025-06-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (29 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-07-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-06-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-01